Maturation and ovulation of Japanese quail oocytes under in vitro conditions

British Poultry Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 929-935

  Olszanska B ^a   Malewska, A ^a   Stepinska U ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COTURNIX; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IN VITRO STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; COTURNIX; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030331472     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669608417924     Document Type: Article

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